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An actor cannot say no, it’s against his job. If he wants the part he has to say yes. [But] it’s very bad for you to say you can do something and then not do it, so you have to manage to do it.

Olivier Martinez

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Olivier Martinez
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: January 12
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I see my friends, my family, my cousins work all day long for very little money, and if I have this problem of not being able to wall on the streets, it's not a big deal.
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My father was champion of North Africa and he beat the European champ. He was very good, a professional for 12 years. We're from a big family of boxers. My father has seven brothers.
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The first time Adrian saw me was on tape. But you should know that this never works - never in the history of movies has someone been cast from a video.
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It's like all the signs were telling me that I shouldn't be a boxer, so I quit.
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Imagination creates some big monsters.
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I like Brad Pitt I just have nothing to do with him.
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It’s a matter of time you adapt to the different culture and different way of life. Human beings are adaptable.
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Brave is good - especially when you are a soldier.
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I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard.
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If you want to be happy, live discreetly. Does that make sense in English?
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I'll always be a foreigner.
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I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.
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Before, I was so stupid. But, you know, when you have friends who died on the street, you say, okay, let's calm down. It's not the kind of energy I want to have in life. I want to go slower, and longer.
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Everybody has some talents - we all have an art side and some talent - but you have some areas where you are better than others. My area is acting, I guess. I hope.
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I was born and raised in a suburb of Paris by a working-class family.
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I played a scene at the end of my first year, and that's how I was discovered.
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People sometimes recognize me here, but they are very nice.
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And I think it is the genius of actors to be able to escape whatever people are expecting of them. Otherwise you become like a factory worker.
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But when you work with the director and the real person who is playing opposite you, it changes everything. You are almost in a working session. I was very comfortable, and that’s maybe what helped me to get the part.
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I quit after a bad car accident. The thing about boxing is that you can be a star for five or six years, but when you go back to the old life, it's tough.
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